When the Rooted Bog till Crossing

#468b88 RGB(70,139,136)

About this color

When the Rooted Bog till Crossing carries its coordinates at #468b88: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#468b88RGB(70, 139, 136)

HSL 177° · 33% saturation · 41% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color formats

Name
When the Rooted Bog till Crossing
HEX
#468b88
RGB
rgb(70,139,136)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,54.5%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(177,33%,41%)
HSV
hsv(177,50%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,2,45)
LAB
lab(54,-23,-5)
LCH
lch(54,24,192)
sRGB
(0.275,0.545,0.533)
HEX8
#468b88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070139136

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
33%
Hue
177°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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